Inés Aliza was a simple maid. She cleaned, prepared lunch and dinner, and was the chief maid at the Vongola State. She was like her mother: calm, poised and reasonable. Many times did the Vongola boss, Sawada Tsunayoshi, asked her for her opinion. She was that good of a maid.
The Vongola boss couldn't have chosen better, he thought.
As he looked at her, while she cleaned his office, he thought about when he had met Inés. It was a rainy day, that he could remember, and Inés was homeless. She knew Reborn from somewhere (Tsuna did not know where or why) and Reborn had taken her in, like a stray dog, to the mansion. Tsuna, at the time, was seventeen.
Inés appeared at a bad time in his life. He had been rejected by his long life crush, Sasagawa Kyoko, and was at war with a family. But Inés soothed his soul. Her calm personality, her swift movement of hands, was all paired up to calm Tsuna's heart. Her violet eyes transmitted something of quietness.
Inés had black hair, which curled up to her shoulders and was, as always, neat.
"Mr. Sawada?" Inés spoke. Tsuna was brought back from his reverie as he watched as his maid spoke to him. His caramel orbs glanced to her face, which was turned into a frown.
"Yes?"
"I'm sorry… I've been calling you for a long time. Is everything alright?" Tsuna spluttered, red as a tomato.
"Yes, yes… I was just daydreaming."
"May I ask what about?" Tsuna smiled.
"When we first met." He replied. Inés smiled sweetly, at the memory, and nodded.
"That was the best day of my life, Mr. Sawada. The day where I dedicated my life to serve you."
"Oh, come on… It can't be that good to serve me. I'm hopeless…" Inés shook her head, discontent.
"Mr. Sawada. You are the best boss I could ever ask for. You are sweet and caring. You love your friends, treating them as your family. What kind of a 'hopeless' person would do that?" She placed one strand of her hair behind of her ear. "You aren't hopeless Mr. Sawada. You saved me."
Tsuna stared incredulously at Inés. Did he really save her? He wasn't sure about that. He thought it was the other way around.
II
At seventeen years old, Sawada Tsunayoshi wasn't like any other young male. He belonged to the mafia, being the head of the Vongola Family.
He dealt with families that tried to kill him constantly, assassins that pretended to be his friends, and thieves, that wanted to rob his house. He was always worried about something. But there were things in his life that he adored. One of them being the worrisome but adorable Sasagawa Kyoko. Tsuna had come to love the girl.
And he was sure that she loved him too.
What a misconception.
"What?" he stumbled on his words, as the girl looked at him with pity.
"I'm sorry Tsu-kun… I don't love you like you love me. I love you as a friend."
Friendzoned. Sawada Tsunayoshi, Boss of the Vongola, was friendzoned. Perhaps it was cocky of him to think like that, but he couldn't help it. He was so sure that Kyoko loved him. After all, she made him think like that! It was her fault!
No, he thought, now he was truly being cocky. Just because he was the boss, didn't mean that everyone would be on his feet, ready to love him. He should've known. No one would love him. No one would love a walking disaster like him.
Dejectedly, he walked away, feeling Kyoko's stare on his back, wounding his pride. He entered the mansion and walked to his office, locking the door behind him. Unbeknownst to him, another person had entered the room and was looking at him.
"It's useless to lock the door, Tenth Vongola." Tsuna shrieked and turned around. Seated on the couch was his tutor, Reborn.
"Reborn!"
"What happened, Tsuna?" Reborn served coffee into two cups and motioned Tsuna to sit. "You look like shit."
Tsuna sighted and sat, picking up his cup of coffee and drinking it, with one gulp. Reborn cocked one brow, but said nothing. It was best if his student just unwind for himself.
"I confessed to Kyoko-chan. She rejected me." He said, casting his eyes downwards. Reborn sighted: he had already predicted this outcome.
"Is this going to affect your job as the Tenth Vongola Boss?" Tsuna glared at Reborn.
"What are you saying?!" He stands; the cup on his hands forgotten as it crashed on the floor. "Do you think so little of me?!"
"I didn't say anything like that. I just asked you a question."
"Reborn… I'm sorry… I'm on edge. It's this family thing, the Kyoko situation… Everything is putting me on edge. I'm sorry to have taken it out on you."
Reborn sipped the coffee quietly. Tsuna sat once again and picked up the shards of the cup that he had previously dropped. He placed them above the coffee table, as he stared at Reborn. What was the assassin thinking?
He was wearing his usual poker-face; no one could read Reborn's face. Tsuna questioned Reborn, but the answer that he got was silence. Reborn was in deep though.
It passed a couple of minutes before Reborn spoke loudly. "I think that you should get a maid."
Tsuna was confused. "Maid? We have maids, Reborn…"
"You don't have a proper maid. A maid that dignifies the name." He sipped on the coffee. "I know one. And she's very good at what she does."
"I don't need maids, Reborn…" Tsuna said, exasperated. Reborn shook his head.
"This maid is special. She knows everything the maids you have employed don't. I recommend that you talk to her. Now."
"What-"
A knock on the door made Tsuna jump on his seat. He sent a annoyed look at Reborn (that took it rather unemotionally) and opened the door. Behind it, was a girl, probably younger than him, dressed with the normal maid garments and holding a briefcase. She didn't move. Tsuna didn't move, as well. The both of them stayed there, looking at each other, in silence, as if waiting for someone to speak. The maid wore a smile on her face, her violet eyes piercing Tsuna's.
"This is Inés Aliza. She's your new chief-maid." Reborn stated, casually. Tsuna was ready to lash out at Reborn but bit his tongue. The girl was there, she could get scared at Tsuna.
"I'm sorry, Inés-san… But we don't need any maids. We have plenty." Tsuna bowed. "I'm sorry that Reborn made you come all this way."
"You don't need to apologize, Mr. Sawada." Inés spoke, her voice laced with sweet and care. Tsuna looked bewildered at her. It's been ages since he saw someone so well behaved like Inés. "It's actually my fault. I asked Reborn to introduce us since I am unemployed at the moment. I'm on the verge of losing my house and I have nowhere to go."
Tsuna felt bad. He was sending away a girl that had nowhere to go. With a sigh, he motioned her to come in. Inés stepped inside, but didn't seat. Instead, she bundled up in a corner, waiting for Tsuna to close the door and have a seat. Reborn smirked.
"Inés is a special maid." Reborn stated. Inés shook her head.
"Please, Reborn…"
"It's true."
"Special in what way?" Tsuna asked. Reborn turned to him.
"Inés just graduated Mafia school. She was in the top three." Tsuna looked at Inés- she went to Mafia school?! That well educated girl?
"What?"
"I assure you, Mr. Sawada, that my ability to behave accordingly did not get lost along the way of that school."
"… I can see that."
"So Tsuna? Are you going to let Inés stay? Or are you going to send her out on the streets again?"
Tsuna sighed- Reborn already knew that answer. Tsuna nodded. "Inés can stay. Though you are going to have a lot of work to do…"
Inés didn't seem preoccupied. "Do not worry, Mr. Sawada. I will put everything in order in less than a week."